Tapsee Pannu replies to the post calling her a supporter of “oppressors” in Bollywood

Tapsee Pannu has an answer for the Twitter user who blamed her and Swara Bhaskar of standing with ‘oppressors’ and further stated that if ‘next time a struggling actor gives up on life like Sushant Singh Rajput’ they would be the one responsible. 

Tapsee went on criticizing the way Bollywood treats outsiders and said that it is a “purely negative” way of demoralizing someone and would even result in killing the passion of a talented artist.

“God forbid next time a struggling actor gives up on life like Sushant Singh Rajput please do remember how @taapsee and @ReallySwara stood with oppressors. What an unfortunate, bitter world,” was the post from a Twitter user which started the controversy. Tapsee responded with another post which reads, “Next time another outstanding talent gets scared to even enter our industry n kills his passion and hope to contribute to Indian cinema coz some people painted purely negative picture about how outsiders are treated do remember YOU are ALSO responsible for it.”

A short while ago, in an interview with Republic TV, Kangana Ranaut also called outTapsee and Swara as needy outsiders who want to win favor from Karan Johar. Criticizing the practice of nepotism in Bollywood, Kangana said, “What I want to convey through this interview is... for me, I have only to lose here... because I know tomorrow they will get some 20 needy outsiders like Taapsee Pannu or Swara Bhasker who will get up and say, ‘Oh! Only Kangana has problems with nepotism. We love Karan Johar’. If you love Karan Johar, why are you both B-grade actresses? You are both better looking than Alia Bhatt and Ananya (Panday). You both are better actresses. Why don’t you get work? Your whole existence is proof of nepotism. What are you telling me about how happy you are with the industry?”

Tapsee replied to Kangana’s comment during an interview with a leading media house and said, “I never mentioned anywhere I like Karan Johar or anyone she alleges, but I have never said I hate them either. So, the fact that you don’t hate someone she hates, is equivalent to ‘you like that person and you suck up to that person’? I don’t even know him beyond formal ‘hi, hello, thank you’. How is this even logical?”

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Rahul criticizes Amit Shah, asks is “"India at good position in #COVID19 battle?"

RahulGandhi has come up with his new set of attack on the government targeting the way the government has handled the coronavirus crisis while sharing a graph and quoting, “"India at good position in #COVID19 battle?"

The Congress leader tweet came a day after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that India had maintained a good position while handling the coronavirus situation in the country. Mr. Shah further emphasized that India is ready to fight the disease with determination and enthusiasm.

Gandhi has shared a graph which shows the exact growth of coronavirus cases in the country. The graph shows a comparative analysis of seven says coronavirus cases reported in the US, India, South Korea and New Zealand. Gandhi has been very critical about the government’s way of handling the pandemic.

Amit Shahclaimed that the way India has handled the pandemic is being appreciated by theworld.

Addressing a webinar on Sunday, Amit Shah said, "We are at a good position in this coronavirus battle and will continue this fight with determination and there is no atmosphere of fear. We have the passion to battle it and enthusiasm to defeat it (coronavirus)." 

"The world is seeing that if a successful battle has been fought anywhere across the globe against the coronavirus it is India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Mr. Shah said. "It was feared that how would a large country like ours would face this challenge given that we have a federal structure of governance, dense population of 130 crore people and no single chain of command," Amit Shah said.

Currently, India secures third-highest place in the world in terms of cases recorded. It is closely behind the United States and Brazil. 

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Accused of gold smuggling case says that Diplomat is involved

On Thursday, the Home Ministry of India ordered a probe into the Thiruvananthapuram airport gold smuggling case. The Home Ministry ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate the case of the seizure of 30 kg of gold from a diplomatic cargo addressed to the UAE consulate-general office in the Kerala capital. The Ministry said that the “organized smuggling operation may have serious implications on National security.

As per the close sources of the case, the NIA will register a case under the section 15,16, 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2004. This case will be related to terrorist act and terror funding. “NIA probe will ensure a thorough investigation since the case involves an organized racket with international linkages, and was deemed appropriate given the implications for national and economic security of India,” said an officer. The internal NIA sources have confirmed that the probe will start as soon as possible. 

The case has created a stir in the state as the alleged involvement of a former staffer of UAE consulate-general Swapna Suresh. She was a part of in key social, political and bureaucratic circles and had active involvement. Moreover, it has also been found out that she was also related with the principal secretary to Kerala chief minister, M Sivasankar, who was removed from his post on Tuesday.

There is no trace of Swapna Suresh as she has been absconding since then. She however have filed a plea for anticipatory bail in the Kerala high court. Suresh claims that she had contacted the airport officer regarding the cargo on the alleged directions of top diplomat in the UAE consulate-general office, Rashid Khamis Al Shameli. She further added that she is working with the consulate under the “work on request” basis.

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